Kyiv 2017 – The Sad Five!
17 April 2017 For every national final winner, there’s often a hard luck story or a perceived injustice. Usually this is fans venting because their favourite didn’t win, or they’re […]
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Melodifestivalen 2017 – Sweden Decides
11 March 2017 Melodifestivalen, the traditional highlight of the Eurovision national final season, has been hit and miss over the years. It’s ranged from rubbish to the sublime. This year […]
Stockholm 2016 – Awards, TV Ratings & Australia 2017
22 June 2016 No! If San Marino can start their 2015 song with “no”, why can’t I for a post? It is with some minor sadness Eurovision 2016 will officially […]
Stockholm 2016 – The BIG Preview
30 April 2016 We’re almost there! The 2016 Eurovision Song Contest officially starts on Monday with the first rehearsals, and then it’s into the shows themselves the following week. It’s my […]
Did Terry Wogan totally spoil Eurovision?
24 April 2016 Christer Bjorkman, Sweden’s Melodifestivalen and Eurovision guru, made headlines during the week when he slammed Terry Wogan, Britain’s former BBC commentator, for making Eurovision irrelevant and kitsch […]
Melodifestivalen 2016 – The Verdict
12 March 2016 Nice to see Melodifestivalen bounce back after a torrid, and even horrid, recent history of glorified rubbish. Much of the scrutiny has been lost because Sweden produced […]
It’s Dami Im with Sound Of Silence for Australia
11 March 2016 Sound Of Silence is the title of Dami Im’s song to represent Australia at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, and it could also be the apt description […]
Eesti Laul 2016 – The Verdict
05 March 2016 Eesti Laul, already one of the most favoured national finals of many Eurovision fans, has somehow trumped itself from last year’s brilliant edition. It’s even more eclectic, […]
Super Saturday Review – Sweden, Norway, Hungary, Finland, Slovenia & Moldova
28 February 2016 I hate mornings! Super Saturday in Europe, it’s slumber Sunday in Australia. The plan wasn’t really to get up, considering most nights I hit the sack about […]
Pros & Cons of Eurovision’s New Voting Procedure
20 February 2016 Picture it. You’re watching the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final live from Vienna and the jury voting has just finished. It shows Sweden first on 353 […]
Mr Eurovision Australia 